The Transmigrations of the Mandarin Fum-Hoam Or Chinese Tales is a collection of short stories written by Leonard C. Smithers. The book is set in China and follows the adventures of the titular character, Fum-Hoam, a Mandarin and scholar who is obsessed with immortality. The stories are told through Fum-Hoam's perspective and cover a wide range of topics including love, betrayal, greed, and the search for eternal life. Throughout the book, Fum-Hoam...